Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Bob Purkey, p, Cincinnati Reds … Bob Purkey was an outstanding pitcher in the early 1960s for the Pirates and Reds. From 1957 to 1962, Purkey was one of the best pitchers in the league, winning 97 games with a 111 ERA+. In 1961, he was part of[…]
New Arrival: John Means, sp, Cleveland Guardians … Back in 2019, Baltimore pitcher John Means had a heck of a season. He won 12 games on an Orioles squad that went 54-108–he was the winning pitcher in roughly 22% of the team’s games. He was an All-Star, finished second in[…]
… Mickey Vernon was an outstanding player who was arguably the top first baseman of the late 1940s and early 1950s. During his 20 seasons in the big leagues, he was selected to seven All-Star teams and collected two batting titles. Never a power hitter, his game was great contact[…]
From the Field: JC Allen, if, UC San Diego Baseball … UC San Diego infielder JC Allen had a very nice series this weekend in Hawaii. He went 4-13 with 2 HR and six RBI. It was a continuation of what ended up being a fantastic season, hitting .304 with[…]
New Arrival: Tim Herrin, p, Cleveland Guardians … Getting autographs of guys like Cleveland’s Tim Herrin can be more difficult than you might think. He was a 29th-round pick in 2018, so he was not immediately a top prospect. He was a solid relief pitcher in the minors, and by[…]
New Arrival: Kolby Allard, p, Cleveland Guardians … Kolby Allard signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians this past February. Allard was not great in 2024. He bounced between the Phillies and their AAA club, and pitched to a roughly 5.00 ERA at both stops. Rough. But Cleveland[…]
New Arrival: Angel Genao, if, Cleveland Guardians … Angel Genao is one of Cleveland’s top prospects and routinely shows up on any list of the top 75 prospects in the game. Last season, the 20-year-old hit .330/.379/.499 between low and high-A, with 10 HR and 25 stolen bases. Solid numbers.[…]
From the Field: Laif Palmer, p, Oregon State Baseball … Oregon State pitcher Laif Palmer is having…quite a season. While he has not pitched a ton of innings, when he has pitched, it’s been something else. Over 21.1 innings, he has only allowed 10 hits and struck out 16. Good[…]
Oregon State coming to Hawaii was exciting, and I had a long list of players I was excited to get. But at the top of that list was pitcher Dax Whitney. Whitney is having a fantastic freshman season, striking out 72 in only 49.1 innings and a .245 opponent batting[…]
New Arrival: Phil Marchildon, sp, Philadelphia Athletics … In 1947 Phil Marchildon won 19 games for the Philadelphia Athletics. A 19-win season is nothing to sneeze at, even if he had to grind out 276 innings to get there. It is extra impressive when you remember that wins never came[…]